There’s a new player in town when it comes to COVID 19 testing.Its the Mobile RT PCR lab.

Many small towns and villages in India still don’t have access to on demand COVID 19 testing.I am in a small town like that and that keeps me worried.

With the Mobile RT PCR LAB by Spice health (a part of SpiceJet) this may change how India battles COVID 19.

Honourable Home minister Amit shah inaugurated this Mobile RT PCR lab on Monday the 23rd November .The RT PCR  tests are going to be much cheaper in these labs.

Normally it takes 24 to 48 hours to do the RTPCR test.In this lab my will take only 6 hours.Upto 1000 tests per day will be done.

This lab is being rolled out first in Delhi then else where.It was given approval by ICMR who is bearing the cost for the tests happening in Delhi.

Why do I feel this is good news?

1)Increased and quicker quality testing helps us diagnose,treat,quarantine effectively.

2)It may  help people get self tested if needed,lowering the stress on the healthcare system.

3)Makes it ground breaking in terms of healthcare in India.

4)Over time this model can be used to provide quality care in the remotest corner of India.

5)Being mobile,many of the setup and infrastructural problems are bypassed .

But all this needs to move faster .Maybe Spice health will sell the labs or have some other licensing model in place to make it reach more people quicker.

When we test ,we know and we can fight it.

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